Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen delivers cliché ridden, unremarkable State of The City Address

Today, Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen delivered the annual State of the City address. Singh-Allen's presentation was held at the city's District56 meeting hall.Unlike past years, when the address was a fundraiser for the Elk Grove Chamber of Commerce, a ruling issued last year by the California Attorney General's office stated that if a majority of a governing body is in attendance, it constitutes an official meeting and must be open to the public free of charge.  

The meeting convened at 10:15, and after introductory remarks by City Clerk Jason Lindgren and City Manager Jason Behrmann, Singh-Allen started her comments, which lasted about 35 minutes. Though lengthy, there was little meat in her presentation.

Aside from being riddled with clichés like "one door opens, and one door closes" when discussing the collapse of the Sacramento Zoo relocation project and characterizing the city's future with the Donald Trump-inspired "the best is yet to come," there were only two hints of possible initiatives. 

Those programs include the launch of a first-time home buyers program. The other, which is likely to cause controversy for the mayor and her city council, was a proposal to locate and operate a permanent year-round homeless shelter.  

As is typical with any State of the Union, State, or City address, speakers use the platform as a self-serving forum. Singh-Allen fulfilled this long-held tradition by bragging about her role in last year's voter-approved Proposition 36. 

Singh-Allen's presentation, by any objective measure, made late-night infomercials, such as those by the late Ron Popeil, more informative and entertaining.